Thoughts from a newbie

[Larry]

I think python's ability to continue lines contained in delimeter like
a paren or brace make shorter lines feel far more natural, and as
someone pointed out parameter lists are often the culprit with
excessive line sizes.

myList=['fish','dog','cat',
        'bear','lizard',snake']

def makeLine(x=0,y=0,m=1,label='A Graph',
             color='#0000FF',gridLines=0):

etc.